Unit 5 Flashcards

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VID/VIS

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Latin: “ to see”

Envisage, Visage

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Visage

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N: Face, facial expression
Root: VIS
Syn: Expression

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Envisage

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V: To imagine; to conceive of
Root: VIS
Syn: perceive

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PARI

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Latin: “be visible, appear”

Apparition

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Apparition

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N: An unreal figure; a ghost
Root: PARI
Syn: Specter

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SPEC

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Latin: “to look”

Perspicacious, Retrospective, Aspect, Introspective

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Perspicacious

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Adj: Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Root: SPEC
Syn: Perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; short-sighted

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Retrospective

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Adj: Looking backward over a period of time
Root: SPEC

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Aspect

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N: A part that can be considered or viewed
Root: SPEC
Syn: Facet

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Introspective

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Adj: Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Root: SPEC
Syn: Meditative
Ant: Shallow

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PHAN

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Greek: “to appear, to show”

Phenomenon, Diaphanous, Epiphany

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Phenomenon

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N: A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Root: PHAN

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Diaphanous

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Adj: Lightweight and transparent
Root: PHAN
Syn: Opaque

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Epiphany

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N: a moment of great insight; revelation
Root: PHAN

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Sycophant

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N: A person who flatters; a yes-man
Root: PHAN

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